<![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:29:47 EST Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:29:47 EST http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4042125 @DHMBIB: Actually it was Willie Nelson at halftime. Fox tried to find the Black Crowes but I believe they were too stoned out of their minds to remember their Super Bowl gig.

rad_matter

]]> 33:352186:c4042125 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:29:47 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4041109 Am I the only one who wasn't feeling Prince's show last year? Cuz when I saw it live, I thought it was OK, but that he didn't really need to be covering the Foo Fighters, and that Purple Rain was pretty good, even if kind of a weird song to play at the Super Bowl. And then I went on here and was surprised to find nothing but raves. I guess y'all just really love Prince round these parts.

blobby

]]> 33:352186:c4041109 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:40:15 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4038338 You know if you think about Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were a perfect choice for a Great American sport such as the Super Bowl. They have been an American icons for over thirty years. People have always liked their music and always will. They sing about things they feel and most of America feels. If you listened maybe you would get it. They change with the times but most of their songs are timeless. I went to their concert last year and it was sold out and there were people there from Kids to Senior Citizens. Just like the Super Bowl. So what does that tell you. Also Tom Petty's solo Band consist of some of the Heartbreakers so why wouldn't he play those songs? I think for the time they had they did a great show but don't take my word for it when they come to town go see them. I will promise you that you will be glad you did.

JBOZIC

]]> 33:352186:c4038338 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:48:52 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4034198 They did have another massive phallic guitar this year. This one glowed and glided through the crowd, before lancing a giant throbbing heart.

Grrsn Dn

]]> 33:352186:c4034198 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:16:28 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4034024 @dennisobell: Feel the same about the performance, the highlight of which for me was probably Campbell's solo on "Running Down a Dream". I also coveted his rather awesome brace of guitars, particularly the double-necked, I don't know....Danelectro....Mosrite?

disinterested 3rd party

]]> 33:352186:c4034024 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:09:55 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4032029 Agreed with Lucas that there's nothing to hate about Petty, but bigger agreement with Maura that it was just "fine."

Poor dude has the misfortune to follow Prince by only one year. If the years were reversed, I'd probably be thinking, "Hey, Petty, nice, that was more than respectable," and then be blown away by my Man a year later. In this order, TP&HB can't help but suffer. I've seen them live once and had, truth be told, an excellent time, but most of that is their confidence mixed with the crowd's enthusiasm; that just doesn't translate as well on the tube.

I sometimes wonder if it's galling for Mike Campbell et al. to play the Full Moon Fever stuff and think, "There's more royalties I won't be seeing." Then again, Campbell, at least, was all over FMF (so he surely gets mechanicals when it sells), and it's not like Petty doesn't earn the lion's share of royalties (publishing, certainly) from the Heartbreakers records, anyway.

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:352186:c4032029 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:43:47 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4031601 Lucas, I'm not feeling a lot of Petty hate per se: I mean, you've got to hand it to Tom Petty: he's the best Tom Petty there is. If you need to hear some Tom Petty, he's your guy. He's your one-stop shop for all your Tom Petty needs.

The thing is, his tunes are kind of like musical mashed potatoes. In fact, they're exactly like mashed potatoes; warm, familiar, tasty. Satisfying, yeah. But you can't make a meal out of them all by themselves.

Jack Fear

]]> 33:352186:c4031601 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:24:17 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4030945 @AcidReign: I can't believe the Petty hate around here. Not saying he was the best last night or anything, but I guess I live in a town where everybody pretty much loves Tom Petty. Everybody I know loves that dude. I thought he was a universally loved guy. Guess I was wrong!

Lucas Jensen

]]> 33:352186:c4030945 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:56:27 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4030681 He looked just like the guidance counselor from Freaks and Geeks last night. So glad I watched the beginning of Blues Brothers on HBO instead.

Felonious Monk

]]> 33:352186:c4030681 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:44:43 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4030588

    Seeing Tom Petty on the bill ensured that I could cut my TV off at halftime, and give it a rest. We walked around the block in the rain, rather than watch Petty. Was there a more bland band from the 80s they could have picked?

AcidReign

]]> 33:352186:c4030588 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:38:47 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4030266 Up With People was more exciting than Tom Petty.

extracrispy

]]> 33:352186:c4030266 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:18:51 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4030206 @Lucas Jensen: All I could hear were drums on "American Girl," but it got better, and I agree that the harmonies were pretty tight.

girlhappy

]]> 33:352186:c4030206 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:14:53 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4030001 Okay, I didn't need to be reminded of Elvis Presto.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:352186:c4030001 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:59:51 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4029610 I thought it sounded great. They hit all of their harmonies pretty spot-on, and the mix was amazing. Prince was better, of course, but the sound mix was wacky that night. I wanted to hear "The Waiting" or "You Got Lucky".

Lucas Jensen

]]> 33:352186:c4029610 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:31:37 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4029582 Are you sure that was Tom Petty??? I coulda swore I saw Chris Robinson at halftime last nite.

Rob Murphy

]]> 33:352186:c4029582 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:29:25 EST <![CDATA[Tom Petty's Completely Passable, If Somewhat Snoozeworthy Halftime Show]]> http://idolator.com/352186/tom-pettys-completely-passable-if-somewhat-snoozeworthy-halftime-show#c4029505 best thing for FOX about the show: ZERO chance of a nipple appearing.

dog door

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